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WR Austin Mack (2023 Grey Cup Champion)

AUSTIN MACK SHINES IN GREY CUP​

We typically focus on what former Ohio State players are doing in the NFL in Across The Shield, but we’re expanding our horizons this week to recognize a spectacular performance to cap off an exemplary season by former Ohio State wide receiver Austin Mack in the CFL.

Mack helped lead the Montreal Alouettes to a league championship in Sunday night’s Grey Cup as he caught six passes for a team-high 103 yards. Those six receptions included a pair of tremendous downfield grabs – one of the one-handed variety – and a 13-yard touchdown on a bubble screen that gave his team a fourth-quarter lead in a game it would ultimately win 28-24.

While our Pro Buck of the Week award typically honors Ohio State’s top NFL performer of the week, we’re making a special exception this week to recognize the performance by a former Buckeye that led directly to a professional football championship.

Mack’s championship-winning performance capped off an excellent debut season in the CFL in which he earned CFL All-Star honors after catching 78 passes for 1,154 yards and four touchdowns during the regular season.

Mack hasn’t played in an NFL regular-season game since 2020 with the New York Giants – he had stints with the Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers in 2021 and 2022, but saw no game action – but his performance north of the border this year could give the NFL reason to take another look at the former Buckeye pass-catcher.

 
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